New Jack City

New Jack City

1991

Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes), a drug dealer at the dawn of the crack cocaine epidemic, enriches himself and enslaves his people via an inner-city crack factory. Meanwhile, cop Scotty Appleton (Ice-T) will do anything to penetrate Brown's empire. From its thrilling opening shot to its tense closing frames, director Mario Van Peebles' action flick is part crime thriller, part urban history lesson and all entertainment.

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JBscale
73
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 37 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 8, 1991
US Box Office
$47,624,253 (#1931 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Drug Content, Language, Sensuality, Strong Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
August 14, 2012
Acquired Date
May 15, 2015
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes
Ice-T
Ice-T
Allen Payne
Allen Payne
Chris Rock
Chris Rock
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles
Michael Michele
Michael Michele
Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn
Russell Wong
Russell Wong
Bill Cobbs
Bill Cobbs
Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams
Judd Nelson
Judd Nelson
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams
Tracy Camilla Johns
Tracy Camilla Johns
Anthony DeSando
Anthony DeSando
Nick Ashford
Nick Ashford
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala
John Aprea
John Aprea

Directors

Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles

Producers

George Jackson
George Jackson
Doug McHenry
Doug McHenry

Writers

Thomas Lee Wright
Thomas Lee Wright
Barry Michael Cooper
Barry Michael Cooper

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
81%
Tomatometer
36 votes
RT Fresh Certified
80%
Popcornmeter
1,183 votes
METASCORE
61
13 votes
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
40,090 votes